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CLO TH ES s '" '
! S.iÇ,
Absolutely guarani««! by oaraelvm and the maker«
W, 8. Powell w m a busine»»
visitor to Portland thia week.
R. B. Lindsey of Hood River,
purchased a horse thb week from
The Style of Tomorrow.
Quality Today and Every Day.
Jr, .TU«
,-'-S
on’t overlook the double disc lw t lnuikt
Wkfcb Mile of Each Other.
by G.N.Crosfield.
John Stewart.
Abstracts promptly made by the
Sherm an
C ounty Abstract C o m
pany, M oro, Oregon.
’O U L D y o u p u r c h a se a w a tc h w h ic h w as n o t
g u a r a n te e d ; or p u t y o u r m o n e y in a b a n k
w h ic h w a s n o t a b s o lu te ly sa fe ; o r go to se a
iir a le a k y b o a t ?
. D o n ’t ta k e a c h a n c e w h e n y o u b u y c lo t h e s . I t is n o t
n e c e s s a r y ; w e w ill b e g la d to s e ll y o u c lo t h e s w h ic h
h a v e b o th a se r v ic e a n d s t y le g u a r a n te e ; c lo t h e s w h ic h
d o n ’t b la r e o r b la z e , b u t w h ic h “g e t th e r e ” g r a c e fu lly
a n d p o s it iv e ly . T h e y are ta ilo r e d b y s p e c ia lis t s w h o
m a k e o n ly a d is t in c t p a r t o f a g a r m e n t, e v e n th e n
t h e y c o s t y o u n o m o re th a n a c h e a p e r m a d e c lo t h in g
S U IT S
FROM
$10
TO
$30
\
A. 1W. WILLIAMS & CO
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THE
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DALLES.
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The
OREGON.
O b s e rv e r
Birthday Postal Card« at The
Observer Book Store.
■oan, n a a iu a oo.,o«an«w:
Mr». A. J. Syron b recovering
from an attack of quintey. .
F R ID A Y .............January 24. 1913
School book» and supplies are
at the Observer Book Store.
J
The price of Tbs Obaarrar » 5 1 .5 0 par
E j L ^ b w for r eix
p - d «. 50 cento for
•ecep« 52.50 in full for 2 year».
Shorter
term« then one year 12% « « U P * month
A Bine
M ark here
vhen entered
w ill «newer an in-
upon our calender,
j the date of the paper » tha date at
your current eumcription expiree.
Mr». Minnie.Thom pton hat re*
turned from a visit to Portland.
T.B.Searcy used the sleigh when
driving to M oro Friday from his
farm near Rutledge.
R. W . Pinkerton returned last
week from Iowa where he has had
an enjoyable visit with relatives
and friends of hb boyhood.
China is “ broke” and unable to
pay instalments of the Boxer in
demnity.
Breakage is the inevit-
able fate of such an article in such
circumstances.
L a * pa N e . 121.
J. If.
B. S.
J . D . P o m e re n e
nCWI.
W e are some times io doubt as
to whether big crops are a blessing
Little downy snow flakes
or not. During poor crop seasons
O n the icy ¿rack,
the country is free from forgers,
Bring the proudest railroad
thieves, grafters who have mining
Flat upon its back.
and other shares for sale, and the
Plenty heap of shoveling,
others
too numerous to mention.
Quite a bit of ice,
There
w
m a party here last week
Helps railroad n.au in saying
trying
to
separate some of our
Awful things not nice. .
farmers from their dollars with a
M ore snow fell Saturday night
supply house scheme, offering the
and Sunday morning. Monday
shares at $12.50 each.
the hard wind drove the dry snow
Most people are too wise to
into drifted heaps several feet
deal
with strangers and up to now
deep and any depression was all
we
have
not heard of him making
too quickly filled.
The passenger train south bound any sales. »What do we need of
Monday evening was caught in the more supply houses? we have
drifted snow within two miles of several here in Wasco, good ones
Grass. Valley, past the crest of too, that can go any Shears & Saw-
buck one better. They furnish you
Nigger ridge, where a long cut
supplies on credit, which we con
with tides two to* six feet high
with a curve in the deepest section sider a big accommodation.
The Observer hat printed sev
eral jobs of butter wrappers with
the special ink required. Every
thing necessary to do the work
has in former years held trains.
right is on band.
The passenger was still there
The work of double tracking when the freight train which left
the O»W . R . & N . line from The
M oro nt two o’cluck the following
Dalles west to Ctates point was morning got within a mile of them
begun last week. It will require
when It also became snow bound.
five months to finish the work.
A relief train was sent out early
C. A . Todd was a visitor Satur Tuesday morning from The Dalles
day from bis new home at Monk- which succeeded in freeing the
Jand. »H e left with the Observer two trains. At Grass Valley the
an order for printed- butter wrap» freight and relief train took the
pert to be delivered by the new lead; all three trains arriving at
parcel post
Shaniko that afternoon, almost a
The young people are certainly day behind schedule.
enjoying fine sleighing these days. • The railroad company sent out
The roads are good, plenty of a special stub pawenger train from
snow under the sleigh runners and The Dalles, leaving there Tuesday
a round, full moon to help the noon and arriving at M oro at five
driver keep the road.
o'clock, bringing passengers, mail
and
express. Thia train turned at
The throttle on the engine of
Moro,
returning to The Dalles.
the freight train broke Sunday
Carbolinium, fresh stock, direct
from Germany, now on sale at morning at Sandon station.. The
train was headed north and easily,
The Observer Book Store.-
A, F. a A. to. Moro. or.
coasted
down the grade to Wasco
Meets the (»ret and third
T b e branch line of the 0 -W .R .
___
iy evenings of each
where repairs were made. .
«o n th.
Viaiting
A N ., from Arlington to Condon,
invited to
W cordially lavil
Here is a novelty performance
will this year be extended south to
By order o /W . M
worth the money. See the Great
i
P a RBT, Secretary Fossil by way of Mayville.
Jacques get out of the Famous
B e th le h n m C h a p te r
M r. and Mrs. W .H.Peugh, for
Spanish Torture Barrel.
Tw o
mo . 78 o .
merly of Wasco and now living
nights,
January
23
and
24.
M
oro
R e g a le r ___
ichZd and 4th Thureday at Hood River, are spending the opera house. Admission 25c, 35c
i monthly. By or winter at Long Beach, Cal.
ina I da M ay JOHN
There willx be a big double show
STON, Secretary.
F.B.W arfield of Corvallis, who
at the opera house Thursday and
M o ro L e d g e , N o . 113, has been visiting at the home of Friday, January 23 and'24. The
t. o. o. F. MOTO, o r.
his uncle, George O . W arfield, in
Great Jacques, the celebrated ma
every Saturday M oro, left for lone Wedneaday.
_______at 7:30 o’clock
gician and "V an ” the cartoonist.
rViaiting members are cor
Even though leap year is over Change of program second night.
d ia lly in v ite d . - Member
it is expected that matrimony will Admission 25c and 35c.
__
expected to be preaeet.
J. C. H am per , Noble Grand,
not have to depend wholly on the
The Ideal branch of the Tuma-
•
W m . H b nr ic h s , Secy.
efforts of the men for the next
lum Lumber Co. is fully able to
three years.
meet the wants of customers this
Judd S. Fish has been appoint cold weather. ‘ They have in tne
ed government weather observer yard plenty of slab wood, sixty
at The Dalles. A complete set of cords dry 16 inch fir, forty ton of
LAW YER
instruments has been installed by coal and more on the road.
O ffic e o v e r W .W .M .C o . b an k the government. z
Sheriff Tom W ord is again a
The rural route carrier at W hite terror to evil doers just as he was
Salmon has quit hb job. Parcel when he was first elected sheriff
l^ o r o , O reg o n .
post had increased his work to so of Multnomah county. H e again
great an extent that he collapsed is proving the contention true that
P r e p a r e d to p r a c tic e in a ll
while at work last week.
stamina and moral courage is all
th e c o u r ts o f th e sta te .
The damage to oranges in Cali any official needs who wishes to
fornia by the freezing cold weath do his sworn duty.
C u rette
tv NNCO
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Goods Arriving Daily
Seasonable Christina« Gifts
I n F u r n itu r e w e h a v e
I wish to say that I am still in
the grain business and will be
please^ to quote prices on wheat
and barley any time. Either write
or call me by phone and I will be
pleased to make you the best offer
the market will afford. Would be
glad to have you write me and let
me know what you have on hand
and at what station. 1 will then be
ready to say what to offer when
D r e sse r s,
New Floor Rags la 9x12 feet and 36x72 tachs
T r y o u r tw e n t y y e a r
g u a r a n te e D r e a m la n d M a ttra ss
Cd» U b n
E ig h t D a y A la r m C lo c k s.
C o m m u n ity S ilv e r W ea r in flat p ie c e s an d th e
h o llo w h a n d le k n iv e s a n d fo rk s.
, M O RO H A R D W A R E & IM P. CO. «
'O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O * £
Many think the merchants of
this town are getting rich. Take
yoqr pencil and figure a little;
count the cost of stocks and build
ings at a reasonable figure, taxes,
fuel, light, clerk hire, insurance,
owners' time, depreciation, spoilt
goods, loss, shrinkage, interest on
the capita! invested; and you will
perhaps change your mind in re
gard to big profits, Personally the
writer would rather have the inter
est on the amount invested than
any mercantile business in Wasco.
>5K
A.
I h o p e e v e ry o n e
h a d a M e r r y C h r is tm a s
and tru s t
t h a t a ll w ill h a v e a
Help to make this a better town
by giving the merchants your own
trade. If you are a strictly cash
customer submit your list to the
homte merchant and if you con
sider quality we venture to say
that your order will be filled by
your home merchant.
P ro s p e ro u s
H a p p y N e w Y e a r.
L . W . R oss,
M o r o , O re g o n
T h e S h e r m a n C o u n ty J e w e le r .
o**o**********o****ooo*o**ooo«(
K. J . G I N N
lent. Twenty-two baskets were
sold, Fred Hennagin auctioneer,
bringing a total of $83.80 that
will enable the school house and
furnishings to be thoroughly over
hauled. Beside the baskets at auc
tion there were several brought
by the younger girls, these being
chosen instead, of bid in by their
youthful admirers. Cbffiee and
cake were served to all who were
unfortunate in securing baskets.
,
J. E . C O L E M A N
6 IN N & C O L E M A N
Congratulations are extended to
Attorney George O . M ow ry, for
merly of M oro, upon his appoint
ment as deputy district attorney
for the U n ite d States, Oregon dis
trict, to succeed W .H .Evans, who
is now state district attorney for
Multnomah county. M r. Mowry
is a Sherman county boy and a
graduate of Pacific yniversary.
Food Commissioner Commences Sait.
W. H. Neore W aat. Year Wheat.
R ockers»
S ta n d s a n d T a b le s, a n d t h e n e w s t y le Ir o n B e d s
A ll that the passengers and train
crews had been able to secure in
Boardman School Social a Snccess.
the culinery line was a few sand
wiches that Conductor Clock got
In spite of the inclement weath
for them by wading through the
er, which was very disagreeaLle
drifts to Grass Valley and a hastily
for travel, the basket social at the
gathered supply taken by the relief
Boardman -school January 17th
train from M oro.' A ll had a good,,
was a grand success. The pro
meal, at railroad expense, before
gram for the evening was excel
continuing their journey.
Ability of Attorney New ry Recognized
C h a ir s,
Just
opened
in
th e S tro n g B ric k ,
ca rry a F U L L L I N E O F
C H I N E R Y . A gents fo r
FARM
w ill
M A
S i n g l e a n d D o u b le D i s c H a r r o w s ,
¿ S u p e r io r D r i l l s ,
B est
D is p la y
C a n to n P lo w s ,
of
H a c k s a n d B u g g i e s in S h e r m a n C o u n t y . ;
The state dairy and food com
missioner has begun suit against
The Dalles Dressed Meat Co. for
selling short weight and improp
erly branded butter; the butter
was secured from a Portland deal* «i
er. Twelve other suits were be
gun last month in The Dalles by a
a
the dairy commissioner against
dealers and venders of dairy pro
ducts. Better have your butter
wrappers printed now.
$
M ORO BRANCH
WM I LUM LÜMBE1 IO.
er of the last two weeks has caused
After years of patient and pains
the
Hood
River
j
apple
men
to
taking
labor the Sherman County
w .
take a more optimistic view of Abstract Co. will soon have com
H . U . flA R T I N , f la n a g e r .
the
fruit
market.
pleted
the
only
set
of
abstract
L aw yer
Cl
Veteran Railroader Retires on Pension. €
Condon business men are en books in the county. If you need you call me.
couraging an opposition electric an abstract made, or one continu W. H. M oore , 308 Henry Bldg
OREGON
MORO
Portland, Oregon.
A.A. Morse, the veteran special
light and power service to locate ed, write to the above named
representative of the Harriman
there. I f the deal comes to a company at M oro, for particulars.
railway system traffic departments, s
head cheap electric service will be
Bigg» Station Nay he Moved.
It will be no foci of a job for
is now making an official farewell
furnished, for a season.
democratic members of congress
tour
of the system in Oregon.
A complaint against the present
O ur fancy work department has to reduce the tariff without touch-,
Mr.
Morse
has been with the road
the latest designs and good assort ing the pocketbooks of their con location of Biggs station and ask
A tto r n e y - a t- la w
25
years;
has
passed the 70-year
ment; is under the personal atten stituents. It will be give and take ing for either its relocation or its
mark,
and
will
soon retire under
Masonic B uilding
tion of Mr». E . W . Cooper who between the producers of the sev abolishment has ' been filed with
pension.
His
friends
are many in
will be glad to help any one eral sections of the United States. the state railroad commission by
Sherman
county
who
wish him
The consumer may then well ask: Samuel H ill of Maryhill. H e says
O re g o n . Cooper Bros. Grass Valley.
T h e D a ll e »
‘Where do 1 come in?” Echo an in his complaint that the landing numerous years to come in which
Artists and stage cartoonists have
swers: "W here?”
of a ferry at that point from Klick to enjoy his well earned rest.
come to M oro before, but none
S p e c i a l p r i c e s o n W o o d i n c a r lo a d l o t s w h e r e
itat county is dangeroua by reason
like “ V an.” f Watch him draw the
Eamily With Two Hearts Each.
o n e or m o re a r e b u y in g .
:
:
• :
of rocks and a strong river current
Shernaa Cneaty Realty Transfers.
D r. f a l t e r t .
old school scenes at the opera
and wants the station moved west
house, two nights, Thursday and
Doctors in Easton,-Psnn., have I ® » « « » » » » « • * • • • « « « » « « • « « » • • • • • • ♦ •
Dating from January 7th to January 2let to the water tank, J m promised by
Friday of thb week. Admission
discovered a family, consisting of
Arthur L. Davis et ux to Chafe the railroad two yegrs ago.
25c and 35c.
a mother and three children, who
S u c c e s s o r to D r. O. J . G o ffin
Muckle; lot 7, the n w # of seX
are each provided with two hearts
Mrs. Nellie M eloy was taken ill
and the w X of neX of section 30 Hof Wire Fencing at Carload Prices.
M o r o , O re g o n .
a case said to be unequaled in
January 15th with a recurrence of
tp Is rl9 east; 160 acres; $50.
medical science. In each case
her old trouble from which the
Crosfield is busy these days sell
Abe Tjllson et ux to Charles J.
both of the hearts are performing
first of this week she rallied nicely.
Huffman; lot 6 in block 12 Clem ing hog wire; he h u sold two cars
their functions, one in each side
Recovery did not continue as was
ents addition to Grass Valley; $1. and filled another with orders
of the chest, and their owners
hoped for and today her condi
Chas F.Baumann et ux to H en from C. W . Johnson, Julius and
M 4RO .
-
O R E G O N tion is very critical.
have always been healthy.
ry Schadewitz; lots 3, 4, 5, A seX Fred Medler. H i i prices must be
lit to 15th of each month.
Friday evening Arthur Phillips of n w X of section 6 tp 5s rl7e; right to do that.
Carpet Slippers for Horees.
Office opposite Drs. Goffin
lost a pocket book containing, with 139.34 acres; $2500.
Y o u are respectfully Invited to call.
Crosfield
is now booking orders
Levi S.'Hines et ux to John D . for another car of wire; as a start
W ASCO,
O R E G O N other papers, $35. His loss was
' Six hundred horses wearing car
discovered Saturday afternoon. hfcDermid; sX and ,nw X section
16th to 30th of each month.
he has orders from David Fulton, pet slippers made from gunnysack
Office U{fp. McCoy, Atwood Co Sunday morning George Tom lin 4, tp In r!5e; $10.
Vic Anderson and L.S.Hides.
and carpet remnants, were on the
found it under a half inch of snow
D J.C ooper et ux to Van W alt
GRASS VALLEY, OREGON.
streets
ot Portland last we k. The
at the entrance to the opera house. ers; e X of n e X and*sX section 33
slippers
were
furnished
by
the
E
W
Lewis
has
added
to
his
ex
FiVe dollars reward w m paid for and w X section 34, tp In rl9 east;
tensive line of barber supplies a Oregon Humane Society for the
its recovery. .
720 acres; $18,000.
O A L I T T L E M IS S IO N A R Y W O R E I N Y O U R
new hair tonic which
which Is
i warranted purpose of assisting the horse to
Addreaa: M O R O , O R E G O N . r 4
E.V.Littlefield et ux to John C
Rev. D .V . Poling, formerly paa-
to cure itching scalp and stop fall retain its footing on the wet and
id le d a y e b y t e llin g .y o u r n e ig h b o r s o f
of The Dalles Congregational Lauer; lots 6 and *7 in block 19,
Î
ing hair, known as Rosewood hair ice covered slick pavements. The q u a litie s o f T h e O b eerver.
I f y o u c a n ’t g e t th e ir au b -
, H P .. I I
i, is now pastor of the Pil Moro; $1.
tonic; ialso included In his last slippers had the appearance of a
B criptione, se n d ue th e ir addreesdft a n d w e w ill e e n d
John M . Parry et ux to John* C
grim , Congregational church in
S to c k In sp e c to r
supply
order was a genets
. . . of goft leather bag tobacco pduch; it
Lauer;
lots
6
and
7
in
block
19,
th
e m « a m p le c o p ie s . W e p a y for a il s o lic it in g y o u d o
Portland,
preaching
frit
first
ser
S h e r m a n Ç o u n ty ,
had a draw string around the top
Rubio, for massage treatments.
mon there on the 19th. Rev.C.C. Moro; $1600.
¡ ^ T S u b sc r ib e for T h e O b eerver. B e a t W e e k ly p u b lis h e d
O regon .
I f you want Pittsburg hog fence and after being fitted to the hoof
D o rath ea Abbott to T.C.Staley;
Poling, of the First United Evan
the string was fastened around the
in the I n la n d E m p ir e . Everyone lead« i t .
D e p u ty S to ck Inspector
gelical church of Portland, it a □X of section 4, tp Is rl9e; 320 remember that Crosfield is now
fetlock
joint.
making upcarload orders.
UpsPeichMkwtta. K$-
acres; $10.
brother to Rev.D.V.PoUag.
1' ’
C. Bryant
R. R. Butler
WOOD - COAL - POSTS
Lumber, Cement and Lime,
Windows, Doors, Moulding.
K uh
•v
Phpcian and Surgeon
Our "Stock is Complete and Seasonable
J.$ R . Morgan
ZD exxtlot
Dress Goods, Underwear,
Shoes, Rubbers, Arties,
Groceries, Canned Goods, Driea Fruits.
COOPER BROS.
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